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Posts tagged with 'diet' at MetaFilter.Sun, 04 Jan 2015 07:32:13 -0800Sun, 04 Jan 2015 07:32:13 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60No laughs, maybe teershttp://www.metafilter.com/145835/No%2Dlaughs%2Dmaybe%2Dteers
SLBBC - <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30549150">Three cheers for the onion:</a> onions are eaten and grown in more countries than any other vegetable but rarely seem to receive much acclaim. It's time to stop taking the tangy, tear-inducing bulb for granted and give it a round of applause. <em>Today, though, there is little global trade in onions. About 90% are consumed in their country of origin. This may be why, in most parts of the world, onions generally escape much notice.
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And unlike wheat, the onion is a staple of every major cuisine - it's arguably the only truly global ingredient.</em> tag:metafilter.com,2015:site.145835Sun, 04 Jan 2015 07:32:13 -0800rosswaldWhat 2,000 Calories look like NYT Photo articlehttp://www.metafilter.com/145561/What%2D2000%2DCalories%2Dlook%2Dlike%2DNYT%2DPhoto%2Darticle
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/12/22/upshot/what-2000-calories-looks-like.html?hp&amp;action=click&amp;pgtype=Homepage&amp;module=mini-moth&amp;region=top-stories-below&amp;WT.nav=top-stories-below&amp;_r=0&amp;abt=0002">Ever wondered what a days worth of calories looks like in fast food form? Well wonder no more!</a> <quote><em>Here, we show you what roughly 2,000 calories looks like at some large chains. (Depending on age and gender, most adults should eat between 1,600 and 2,400 calories a day.) Researchers have long understood that people are more likely to finish what’s on their plate than to stop eating because they’ve consumed a given amount of food. It’s “the completion compulsion,” a phrase <a href="http://www.amsciepub.com/doi/abs/10.2466/pr0.1957.3.g.15">coined</a> in the 1950s by the psychologist Paul S. Siegel.</em></quote> There has long been debate about what amount and what kind of <a href="http://nutrition.about.com/od/changeyourdiet/a/calguide.htm">calorific intake a healthy adult needs per day</a>, but by focussing on the 2,000 amount, the NYT has compiled a picture list of what <em>a meal of at least 2,000 calories</em> at several well known fast old outlets looks like.
The article is long-form with embedded pictures so no unnecessary 'gallery views'.
Here's a calorific rundown, but really don't just rely on the text, in this case pictures really do say a lot more than mere words:
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<li> POTBELLY Orange Mango juice (250), big Italian sandwich with mayonnaise (1,088), chips (220), cookie (420).
<li> CHIPOTLE Carnitas burrito (945), chips and guacamole (770), Coke (276).
<li> SHAKE SHACK Double ShackBurger (770), fries (470), Black and White shake (760).
<li> RUTH’S CHRIS STEAKHOUSE Cowboy ribeye steak (1,690), martini (230).
<li> P.F. CHANG’S Spinach (120), dumplings (195), orange beef (565), pad thai (580), caramel cake (430), wine (125).
<li> OLIVE GARDEN Salad (150), breadstick (140), Tour of Italy sampler (1,500), quartino of wine (230).
<li> IHOP Classic Skillet, with sausage (1,880); orange juice (110).
<li> MAGGIANO'S LITTLE ITALY Zuccotto cake (1,790), cappuccino (220).
<li> CHEESECAKE FACTORY Farfalle with chicken (2,410).
<li> SONIC Peanut Butter Caramel Pie Shake (2,090).
<li> BURGER KING Double Whopper with cheese (1,070), onion rings (410), vanilla milkshake (550).
<li> MCDONALD’S Crispy Chicken sandwich with bacon (750), fries (340), Coke (200), McFlurry with Oreos (690).
<li> WENDY’S Baconator Cheeseburger (940), Potato with bacon and cheese (520), Caesar salad (250), Coke (320).
<li> SUBWAY Cold-cut combo (375), chips (230), chicken noodle soup with oyster crackers (155), cookie (220), Buffalo-chicken salad (360), Coke (200), egg-and-cheese flatbread (370), juice (100).
<li> STARBUCKS Java Chip Frappucino (460), latte (190), orange mango smoothie (270), grilled cheese (580), popcorn (125), sausage croissant (410).
<li>PIZZA HUT Meat Lover’s Stuffed Crust pizza (880), baked wings with blue cheese (340), Mountain Dew (440), two cookies (360).
<li> HOME PREPARED Yogurt with fruit and nuts (210), toast and jam (85), coffee (2), beef stir-fry and farro (400), diet soda (0), pretzels (220), pear (100), chicken and arugula (490), Brussels sprouts and squash (55), water (0), wine (120), cookies (200) Butternut squash hash with fried egg (175), turkey chili (410), tortilla chips (120), water (0), coffee (2), chicken wings (280), berries with yogurt (130), orecchiette with chicken sausage and broccoli rabe (435), beer (155), ice cream with poached pear (370)
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The salt and fat intake that would occur by eating any of these single 'meals' is generally not measured.
The article does include several embedded links with studies on how healthy (or not) specific fast food outlet offerings are. tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.145561Tue, 23 Dec 2014 04:33:42 -0800FaintdreamsBulletproof Nutritionhttp://www.metafilter.com/145378/Bulletproof%2DNutrition
Maybe you've heard of <a href="http://authoritynutrition.com/3-reasons-why-bulletproof-coffee-is-a-bad-idea/">Bulletproof Coffee</a>, the revolutionary fad that advocates mixing in butter and oil into your coffee? Well, Dan Norman's here to tell you about the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jdQlO48Rm4">Bulletproof Sandwich</a> (YT) (here's the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YjLMdx3YZY">original Bulletproof Coffee promo video</a>, for reference). tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.145378Tue, 16 Dec 2014 07:49:28 -0800shivohumNoted self-experimenter Seth Roberts passed away on April 26th, 2014.http://www.metafilter.com/144477/Noted%2Dself%2Dexperimenter%2DSeth%2DRoberts%2Dpassed%2Daway%2Don%2DApril%2D26th%2D2014
<a href="http://blog.sethroberts.net/2014/04/27/seth/">Seth Roberts</a> passed away on April 26th, 2014, after suffering a heart attack while hiking near his home in Berkeley, California. A <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/11/magazine/11FREAK.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0">self-experimenter</a> and author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0399533168/metafilter-20/ref=nosim/">The Shangri-La Diet</a>, Roberts described his attempts to combat his own insomnia in <i><a href="http://escholarship.org/uc/item/2xc2h866">Self-experimentation as a source of new ideas: Ten examples about sleep, mood, health, and weight</a></i>, writing that "Before science was a profession, it was a hobby, which means some people enjoy it for its own sake . . . If a hobby has tangible benefits, such as lower blood pressure or reduced risk of relapse, so much stronger the motivation to do it." He was brilliant, obsessive and always challenging assumptions. <a href="http://blog.sethroberts.net/">His extensive blog </a> is still online. tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.144477Fri, 14 Nov 2014 02:34:24 -0800mecran01On Glutenhttp://www.metafilter.com/144105/On%2DGluten
<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/11/03/grain">Against the Grain</a> tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.144105Sat, 01 Nov 2014 09:14:23 -0800feckless fecal fear mongeringSpinach dip and pork rinds for dinner? Heavy cream on everything? Yes.http://www.metafilter.com/143729/Spinach%2Ddip%2Dand%2Dpork%2Drinds%2Dfor%2Ddinner%2DHeavy%2Dcream%2Don%2Deverything%2DYes
The "<a href="https://www.grc.com/health/lowcarb.htm">Keto Diet</a>" is deigned to keep your body in a constant state of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketosis">ketosis</a>. <a href="http://www.epilepsy.com/learn/treating-seizures-and-epilepsy/dietary-therapies/ketogenic-diet">Originally designed</a> to help people with sever epilepsy, it has become quite a popular way to lose a large amount of weight in a short period. Although similar to the <a href="http://www.webmd.com/diet/atkins-diet-what-it-is">Atkins Diet</a>, Keto takes things a bit further and has very few rules.
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aiHSPoto_YqsNTDvL-g60nytMnyH-CJcCbiAx1IEUYM/edit">In a nutshell</a>: keep carbs under net 20g , and get at least 60% of your daily calories from fat. That's it.
A kind soul created a <a href="http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/">Keto Calculator</a> if you'd like to know exactly how much butter you'll be stuffing in your face.
Weirdly, "<a href="http://nextshark.com/5-reasons-why-everyone-is-putting-butter-in-their-coffee/">Butter Coffee</a>" or "Bullet Proof Coffee (BPC)" (<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/143706/Ladies-and-Gentlemen-Power-Coffee#5779672">previously</a>) has had a weird moment in the zeitgesit. It is a popular "fat bomb" if you tire of eating eggs and bacon every day.
Reddit has been the cornerstone of the movement, and there are multiple (generally well moderated) subreddits with 100,000s of users:
<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/keto">r/Keto</a> is one of the most active subreddits.
<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/progresspics/">r/progresspics</a> will probably explain why any person would even attempt this diet (and may be the only nice place on reddit)
<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/xxketo/">r/xxketo</a> is for women going on the diet. There are some effects beyond the initial "<a href="http://ketogeniclifestyle.com/keto-flu-symptoms-mitigation-and-getting-over-excess-carbohydrates/">keto flu</a>" such as extreme and prolonged periods and potential hair loss.
<a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/ketorecipes/top/">r/ketorecipes</a> if you'd like to know just how many places you can stuff bacon. tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.143729Sat, 18 Oct 2014 17:11:12 -0800lattiboyThe most potent political sedative in women’s historyhttp://www.metafilter.com/142531/The%2Dmost%2Dpotent%2Dpolitical%2Dsedative%2Din%2Dwomens%2Dhistory
<blockquote>We can’t close gender gaps when we spend endless hours counting calories instead of cracking glass ceilings. We can’t gain self-assurance when body dysmorphia is so abundant.</blockquote>
11 years on, Vanessa Garcia tells her 24-year-old eating-disordered self “Your time is precious. Get help. Do it now. <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/09/05/womens-greatest-threat-isnt-misogyny-its-counting-calories/">You have too many important things to do</a>.” On the other hand, Marisa Meltzer asks whether <a href="http://www.elle.com/beauty/health-fitness/are-diets-the-enemy-of-feminism">dieting is truly antithetical to feminism</a>. She reflects on Naomi Wolf's 1991 assertion in <em><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-armstrong/revisiting-the-beauty-myth_b_3063414.html">The Beauty Myth</a></em>: "A cultural fixation on female thinness is not an obsession about female beauty, but an obsession about female obedience. Dieting is the most potent political sedative in women’s history; a quietly mad population is a tractable one." Unhappy with her weight and struggling with the personal versus the political as it relates to body image and diet, Meltzer decides to consult the elders.
<blockquote>I decided to go to the source and call Naomi Wolf. .... [S]he’s still critical of the kind of nitpicky thinking that dieting encourages. “Women are always tasked with surveilling, evaluating, judging. There is something about the culture asking us to be in that part of our brains all the time that dials down passion and intuition,” she says. I brace myself for what comes next—is she going to chastise me, tell me I’m betraying the cause? But Wolf is surprisingly laissez-faire on the subject of individual choice. “Feminism often gets into an unappealing cul-de-sac where there’s this set of practices or beliefs that you have to be part of to be a good feminist. Interestingly, that’s not very different from more conventional forms of social policing. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with taking care of your body. I just want to know you’re feeling beautiful and important at whatever weight you want.”</blockquote>
Bonus link: 20 years on, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/a-wrinkle-in-time-twenty-years-after-the-beauty-myth-naomi-wolf-addresses-the-aging-myth/2011/05/11/AGiEhvCH_story.html">Naomi Wolf reflects back on <em>The Beauty Myth</em></a> from the vantage point of middle age. tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.142531Sat, 06 Sep 2014 12:01:59 -0800drlith...in English, when someone is crazy, it's always in a food way?http://www.metafilter.com/142525/in%2DEnglish%2Dwhen%2Dsomeone%2Dis%2Dcrazy%2Dits%2Dalways%2Din%2Da%2Dfood%2Dway
<a href="http://www.grubstreet.com/tags/the-grub-street-diet/">Grub Street Diet</a> asks various notable people to keep a food dairy for a week and then share it with the world. However, when they ask the "poet laureate of Twitter" (<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/139433/A-grape-pops-out-of-u-that-u-never-even-ate">previously</a>) author Patricia Lockwood to contribute<a href="http://www.grubstreet.com/2014/08/patricia-lockwood-grub-street-diet.html?mid=twitter_nymag">, things so a little differently.</a> tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.142525Sat, 06 Sep 2014 09:13:00 -0800The WhelkOur Microbiome May Be Looking Out for Itselfhttp://www.metafilter.com/142008/Our%2DMicrobiome%2DMay%2DBe%2DLooking%2DOut%2Dfor%2DItself
Your body is home to about 100 trillion bacteria and other microbes, collectively known as your microbiome. <a href="http://books.google.be/books?id=wvwSuBLY6GgC&lpg=PA676&ots=fFWJpeIseV&dq=%E2%80%9CTho+my+teeth+are+kept+usually+very+clean,+nevertheless+when+I+view+them+in+a+Magnifying+glass,+I+find+growing+between+them+a+little+white+matter+as+thick+as+wetted+flower&pg=PA676%23v%3Donepage&q=&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false">Naturalists first became aware of our invisible lodgers in the 1600s</a>, but it wasn’t until the past few years that we’ve become really familiar with them. This recent research has given the microbiome <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/19/science/studies-of-human-microbiome-yield-new-insights.html?pagewanted=all">a cuddly kind of fame.</a> We’ve come to appreciate how beneficial our microbes are — breaking down our food, fighting off infections and nurturing our immune system. It’s a lovely, invisible garden we should be tending for our own well-being. <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bies.201400071/abstract">But in the journal Bioessays, a team of scientists has raised a creepier possibility.</a> Perhaps our menagerie of germs is also influencing our behavior in order to advance its own evolutionary success — giving us cravings for certain foods, for example.<blockquote><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/science/our-microbiome-may-be-looking-out-for-itself.html?smid=tw-share&_r=2">Maybe the microbiome is our puppet master.</a></blockquote></a> <blockquote><a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bies.201400071/abstract">Is eating behavior manipulated by the gastrointestinal microbiota? Evolutionary pressures and potential mechanisms</a> BioEssays
Microbes in the gastrointestinal tract are under selective pressure to manipulate host eating behavior to increase their fitness, sometimes at the expense of host fitness. Microbes may do this through two potential strategies: (i) generating cravings for foods that they specialize on or foods that suppress their competitors, or (ii) inducing dysphoria until we eat foods that enhance their fitness. We review several potential mechanisms for microbial control over eating behavior including microbial influence on reward and satiety pathways, production of toxins that alter mood, changes to receptors including taste receptors, and hijacking of the vagus nerve, the neural axis between the gut and the brain. We also review the evidence for alternative explanations for cravings and unhealthy eating behavior. Because microbiota are easily manipulatable by prebiotics, probiotics, antibiotics, fecal transplants, and dietary changes, altering our microbiota offers a tractable approach to otherwise intractable problems of obesity and unhealthy eating.
<a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gbb.12109/abstract">Microbial genes, brain &amp; behaviour – epigenetic regulation of the gut–brain axis</a> Genes, Brain and Behavior
To date, there is rapidly increasing evidence for host–microbe interaction at virtually all levels of complexity, ranging from direct cell-to-cell communication to extensive systemic signalling, and involving various organs and organ systems, including the central nervous system. As such, the discovery that differential microbial composition is associated with alterations in behaviour and cognition has significantly contributed to establishing the microbiota–gut–brain axis as an extension of the well-accepted gut–brain axis concept. Many efforts have been focused on delineating a role for this axis in health and disease, ranging from stress-related disorders such as depression, anxiety and irritable bowel syndrome to neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism. There is also a growing appreciation of the role of epigenetic mechanisms in shaping brain and behaviour. However, the role of epigenetics in informing host–microbe interactions has received little attention to date. This is despite the fact that there are many plausible routes of interaction between epigenetic mechanisms and the host-microbiota dialogue. From this new perspective we put forward novel, yet testable, hypotheses. Firstly, we suggest that gut-microbial products can affect chromatin plasticity within their host's brain that in turn leads to changes in neuronal transcription and eventually alters host behaviour. Secondly, we argue that the microbiota is an important mediator of gene-environment interactions. Finally, we reason that the microbiota itself may be viewed as an epigenetic entity. In conclusion, the fields of (neuro)epigenetics and microbiology are converging at many levels and more interdisciplinary studies are necessary to unravel the full range of this interaction.
<a href="http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2011/08/26/1102999108">Ingestion of Lactobacillus strain regulates emotional behavior and central GABA receptor expression in a mouse via the vagus nerve</a> PNAS
There is increasing, but largely indirect, evidence pointing to an effect of commensal gut microbiota on the central nervous system (CNS). However, it is unknown whether lactic acid bacteria such as Lactobacillus rhamnosus could have a direct effect on neurotransmitter receptors in the CNS in normal, healthy animals. GABA is the main CNS inhibitory neurotransmitter and is significantly involved in regulating many physiological and psychological processes. Alterations in central GABA receptor expression are implicated in the pathogenesis of anxiety and depression, which are highly comorbid with functional bowel disorders. In this work, we show that chronic treatment with L. rhamnosus (JB-1) induced region-dependent alterations in GABAB1b mRNA in the brain with increases in cortical regions (cingulate and prelimbic) and concomitant reductions in expression in the hippocampus, amygdala, and locus coeruleus, in comparison with control-fed mice. In addition, L. rhamnosus (JB-1) reduced GABAAα2 mRNA expression in the prefrontal cortex and amygdala, but increased GABAAα2 in the hippocampus. Importantly, L. rhamnosus (JB-1) reduced stress-induced corticosterone and anxiety- and depression-related behavior. Moreover, the neurochemical and behavioral effects were not found in vagotomized mice, identifying the vagus as a major modulatory constitutive communication pathway between the bacteria exposed to the gut and the brain. Together, these findings highlight the important role of bacteria in the bidirectional communication of the gut–brain axis and suggest that certain organisms may prove to be useful therapeutic adjuncts in stress-related disorders such as anxiety and depression.
<a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369527413000787">The adoptive transfer of behavioral phenotype via the intestinal microbiota: experimental evidence and clinical implications</a> Current Opinion in Microbiology
Intestinal commensal bacteria or their products may be used to treat CNS disorders.
There is growing interest in the ability of the intestinal microbiome to influence host function within and beyond the gastrointestinal tract. Here we review evidence of microbiome–brain interactions in mice and focus on the ability to transfer behavioral traits between mouse strains using fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Transplantation alters brain chemistry and behavior in recipient ex-germ free mice, raising the possibility of using FMT for disorders of the central nervous system, and prompting caution in the selection of FMT donors for conditions that may include refractory Clostridium difficile infection, diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease in humans.
<blockquote>•Behavioral phenotype can be transferred via the intestinal microbiota in mice.
•Changes in behavior in recipient mice are accompanied by changes in brain chemistry.
•Investigation of the intestinal microbiome in central nervous system (CNS) disorders is warranted.
•Donor screening for fecal transplants should exclude CNS and psychiatric illness.</blockquote></blockquote>The <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/138314/Gut-Feeling">potential for Microbial Psychiatry previously</a> tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.142008Mon, 18 Aug 2014 04:48:24 -0800BlasdelbWhat's for Lunch?http://www.metafilter.com/141962/Whats%2Dfor%2DLunch
Ever wonder what giant people eat? Ever have the feeling that you're a "weird eater"? Ever feel like you need some inspiration to eat more? EliteFTS, a website geared mostly towards selling powerlifting gear and educating competitive strength athletes, has put together a list of what their staff and sponsored athletes <a href="http://articles.elitefts.com/nutrition/whats-for-lunch/">typically eat for lunch</a>. NB - these sorts of meals should probably not be seen as a benchmark for anything relatively normal, unless your average day includes moving stones and barbells that weigh hundreds of pounds. Also: keep in mind that many of these athletes are likely "enhanced", which changes how your body deals with food. They also did an earlier one about <a href="http://articles.elitefts.com/training-articles/breakfast-of-champions/">breakfast</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.141962Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:37:55 -0800faceattackI became the world's leading expert on how I'm supposed to eat.http://www.metafilter.com/141921/I%2Dbecame%2Dthe%2Dworlds%2Dleading%2Dexpert%2Don%2Dhow%2DIm%2Dsupposed%2Dto%2Deat
"So I decided on a radical experiment. <a href="http://www.outsideonline.com/fitness/nutrition/Man-vs--Food.html">I would spend eight weeks each on six different plans</a> representing the various options for would-be dieters, from popular fads to clinical studies: the Abs Diet, the Paleo Diet for Athletes, the Mediterranean Prescription, the Okinawa Program, the advice of a personal nutritionist, and the USDA's nutritional pyramid. My hypothesis: By applying the same discipline to nutrition that I apply to cycling, I'd be able to measure these diets against the claims of their authors. Each one would have something to teach me; each would also fail me. And along the way, I became the world's leading expert on how I'm supposed to eat." tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.141921Thu, 14 Aug 2014 10:02:15 -0800stoneweaverNew research: Reduce your carbon footprint by reducing meat consumptionhttp://www.metafilter.com/141096/New%2Dresearch%2DReduce%2Dyour%2Dcarbon%2Dfootprint%2Dby%2Dreducing%2Dmeat%2Dconsumption
An Oxford University study of over 50,000 participants, published this month in the open-access, peer-reviewed journal <em>Climatic Change</em>: <a href="http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10584-014-1169-1/fulltext.html">Dietary greenhouse gas emissions in meat-eaters are twice as high as those in vegans</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.141096Fri, 18 Jul 2014 23:57:17 -0800paleyellowwithorangeYou're right; I didn't eat thathttp://www.metafilter.com/139527/Youre%2Dright%2DI%2Ddidnt%2Deat%2Dthat
<blockquote>I am not especially bothered by men who desire thin women. They are just as susceptible to messages that these are the women that they should find most attractive as women are to messages that they should look like them. The more troubling kind of man has a caveat about a woman’s thinness. She must not be “obsessed” or “overly concerned” with it. Or at least not visibly so. She mustn’t always order salads or freak out when she doesn’t make it to the gym. Watching her eat a cheeseburger—or better yet, a steak—even oddly enthralls him.</blockquote> <a href="http://thenewinquiry.com/blogs/the-beheld/youre-right-i-didnt-eat-that/">Reflections on thinness, staying thin and making it look natural</a> by Alana Massey. tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.139527Sat, 31 May 2014 09:42:33 -0800MartinWisseFree from Choicehttp://www.metafilter.com/139485/Free%2Dfrom%2DChoice
<a href="http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/05/the-psychology-of-soylent-and-the-prison-of-first-world-food-choices/">The psychology of Soylent and the prison of first-world food choices</a> <blockquote>People are born with neither the ability to cook nor compile; both are taught, and chastising even an adult for not knowing how to cook a healthy meal makes about as much sense as chastising an adult for not knowing how to code or how to compile an application from source. Each of those two different ridicules demonstrates an identical lack of empathy and an accompanying equally stunning sense of privilege that you should probably check immediately.</blockquote> tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.139485Thu, 29 May 2014 18:45:09 -0800the man of twists and turnsRachel Frederickson was doing exactly what we asked of her.http://www.metafilter.com/138451/Rachel%2DFrederickson%2Dwas%2Ddoing%2Dexactly%2Dwhat%2Dwe%2Dasked%2Dof%2Dher
<a href="http://www.xojane.com/issues/my-body-is-wildly-undisciplined-and-i-deny-myself-nearly-everything-i-desire">Roxane Gay on <i>The Biggest Loser</i>:</a> "My body is wildly undisciplined and I deny myself nearly everything I desire. I deny myself the right to space when I am public, trying to fold in on myself, to make my body invisible even though it is, in fact, grandly visible. I deny myself the right to a shared armrest because how dare I impose? I deny myself entry into certain spaces I have deemed inappropriate for a body like mine—most spaces inhabited by other people. " tag:metafilter.com,2014:site.138451Sat, 19 Apr 2014 13:34:33 -0800ambrosiaReplace at least one soda a day with a cup of coffeehttp://www.metafilter.com/133645/Replace%2Dat%2Dleast%2Done%2Dsoda%2Da%2Dday%2Dwith%2Da%2Dcup%2Dof%2Dcoffee
The bad news? <a href="http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/inflammatory-dietary-pattern-linked-to-depression-among-women/">Inflammatory dietary pattern is linked to depression among women.</a> The good news: <a href="http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/drinking-coffee-may-reduce-risk-of-suicide-in-adults/">Drinking two-four cups of caffeinated coffee a day reduces the risk of suicide for adults by about half</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2013:site.133645Fri, 08 Nov 2013 07:49:42 -0800stoneweaverDramatic Lactose Intolerant Sobbinghttp://www.metafilter.com/130586/Dramatic%2DLactose%2DIntolerant%2DSobbing
"During the most recent ice age, milk was essentially a toxin to adults because — unlike children — they could not produce the lactase enzyme required to break down lactose, the main sugar in milk. But as farming started to replace hunting and gathering in the Middle East around 11,000 years ago, cattle herders learned how to reduce lactose in dairy products to tolerable levels by fermenting milk to make cheese or yogurt. Several thousand years later, a genetic mutation spread through Europe that gave people the ability to produce lactase — and drink milk — throughout their lives. That adaptation opened up a rich new source of nutrition that could have sustained communities when harvests failed." - <a href="http://www.nature.com/news/archaeology-the-milk-revolution-1.13471">The Milk Revolution - how a single mutation expanded (some) of humanity's diet. (Nature.com)</a> tag:metafilter.com,2013:site.130586Fri, 02 Aug 2013 14:04:42 -0800The WhelkThe Vitamin Myth: Why We Think We Need Supplementshttp://www.metafilter.com/130424/The%2DVitamin%2DMyth%2DWhy%2DWe%2DThink%2DWe%2DNeed%2DSupplements
<blockquote>Nutrition experts contend that all we need is what's typically found in a routine diet. Industry representatives, backed by a fascinating history, argue that foods don't contain enough, and we need supplements.<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/07/the-vitamin-myth-why-we-think-we-need-supplements/277947/"> Fortunately, many excellent studies have now resolved the issue.</a> </blockquote>(SLAtlantic) tag:metafilter.com,2013:site.130424Sun, 28 Jul 2013 22:37:30 -0800anazgnosNutrition Attritionhttp://www.metafilter.com/128955/Nutrition%2DAttrition
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/09/opinion/sunday/dont-take-your-vitamins.html?src=me&amp;ref=general">"Don't forget to take your vitamins!"</a> Or not. Some say it could kill you. Will there ever be any definitive answers when it comes to nutrition? tag:metafilter.com,2013:site.128955Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:27:43 -0800kidkilowattIt's No News Weekhttp://www.metafilter.com/128747/Its%2DNo%2DNews%2DWeek
"By following this process, I’m not looking for ignorance – I’m looking for a way to remove irrelevance and stress from my daily routine, so I can be more aware of relevant things." The value of <a href="https://medium.com/i-m-h-o/297e47e6f78b">ignoring the news</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2013:site.128747Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:12:10 -0800mippyYou say Paleo, I say Pa-tahleohttp://www.metafilter.com/128625/You%2Dsay%2DPaleo%2DI%2Dsay%2DPatahleo
<a href="http://hells-ditch.com/2012/08/archaeologists-officially-declare-collective-sigh-over-paleo-diet/">Scientists express skepticism (and mocking derision) about the "Paleo" diet.</a> The <a href="http://thepaleodiet.com/">Paleo diet</a> purports to enhance the health of modern human beings by <a href="http://ultimatepaleoguide.com/paleo-diet-food-list/">mimicking</a> what our prehistoric ancestors presumably ate. Not surprisingly, <a href="http://enzimologia.fcien.edu.uy/BQII%202011/Bibliografia%20BQII%202011/Hunter-gatherer%20Mayo%20Clin%20Proc%202004.pdf">science disagrees</a> about the historicity of the Paleo Diet project, but somewhat less with the nutritional benefits. For their part, dietitians might not have an opinion on the historicity, but some challenge the <a href="http://www.eatright.org/Public/content.aspx?id=6442471551">nutritional and practical</a> <a href="http://blog.fooducate.com/2013/03/26/did-cavemen-have-it-right-my-take-on-the-paleo-diet/">value</a>. Some appear to be <a href="http://www.marksdailyapple.com/#axzz2V09gsJsX">sold on the concept</a> *wink, wink*, regardless. tag:metafilter.com,2013:site.128625Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:19:38 -0800JimInLoganSquareThe Science of Optimizing Your Healthhttp://www.metafilter.com/127969/The%2DScience%2Dof%2DOptimizing%2DYour%2DHealth
An in-depth talk at Google that sums up the scientific research on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oldcxc5OsWI">living a healthy life with lots of practical advice</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2013:site.127969Fri, 10 May 2013 23:31:59 -0800Foci for Analysisnutrition databasehttp://www.metafilter.com/127651/nutrition%2Ddatabase
<a href="http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/2064/2">An exceptionally informative, nicely designed and useful nutrition database</a>, where you can easily look up the glycemic load, inflammation factor, vitamins, proteins, nutrients, calories etc. It is a practical source of information if you wish to either shed excess poundage or put some on. There is a <a href="http://nutritiondata.self.com/topics/glycemic-index">glycemic index</a> info page and lots more. The site was created by Self magazine. tag:metafilter.com,2013:site.127651Thu, 02 May 2013 13:21:54 -0800nickyskyeFOOD FLASH - There's spud in your eye!http://www.metafilter.com/127574/FOOD%2DFLASH%2DTheres%2Dspud%2Din%2Dyour%2Deye
The Ministry Of Food was a British government ministerial posts separated from that of the Minister of Agriculture. A major task of the latter office was to oversee rationing in the United Kingdom arising out of World War II. They made many newsreels and PSAs to inform the citizenry how to use the food rationing system:<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcaSJCtmt7c"> Rationing is introduced in 1939</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWlIfH8SR50">The new ration books are coming!</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4PgMIPQb7U">Cod Liver Oil</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRDFB238MKE">Here's spud in your eye</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlWw7Z1XhaI&list=PLD3FFF82AEF2400AC">Don't cut that bread! </a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7KUtxpBS3s&list=PLD3FFF82AEF2400AC">DON'T WASTE FOOD!</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35NpLveVZDg&list=PLD3FFF82AEF2400AC">Dig For Victory!</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdVSNALj1XY">Milk is here!</a> In addition, some short films instructed people in how to best use the new rationing system : <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2evv45stEHw&NR=1&feature=endscreen">Two Cooks And A Cabbage</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnvYymrCn4g">How To Make Tea</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsQxQl9Tiwo"> Rabbit Pie</a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NAhaqrhagk"> Buying black market meat: a Partner in CRIME</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9wNJ78S2GY">A US view explaining UK rationing to the States.</a> tag:metafilter.com,2013:site.127574Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:06:42 -0800The WhelkBut food is so delicious :(http://www.metafilter.com/125208/But%2Dfood%2Dis%2Dso%2Ddelicious
<a href="http://robrhinehart.com/?p=298">How do I stop eating food?</a> Or really, how do I replace food with a single nutritionally-complete thing, <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/144234/Everything-the-body-needs">a</a> <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/117444/Food-me">perennial</a> <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/56359/help-me-eliminate-thinking-about-food#847987">AskMeFi</a> <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/48517/A-human-version-of-Science-Diet">favorite</a>, seems to have been <a href="http://robrhinehart.com/?p=424">answered</a>. No guarantee as to whether the product is actually nutritionally-complete and not missing some crucial micro-nutrient that results in your painful excruciating death much later on...
But, of course, you can sign up <a href="http://soylent.me/">now</a> to be a test subject, if you wish. tag:metafilter.com,2013:site.125208Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:59:22 -0800yeoz